Display-rack.



T. E. 'GREGELIUS.

DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 5, 1912.

Patented July 22, 1.913.

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DISPLAY RAGK.

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THEODORE E. CRECEIJIUS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO MULTIPLEXDISPLAY FIXTURE COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OFMISSOURI.

DISPLAY-RACK.

Application filed. August 5, 1912.

7 '0 all whom it may concern Be it known that l, THEODORE E. CRE-cnLrUs, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St.Louis, State of Missourl, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Display-Racks, of which the following a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

This invention relates generally to display-racks and more particularlyto certain new and useful improvements in displayshelves for the wingsor leaves forming a part thereof and usable for exhibiting or displayinggoods, wares, and articles of merchandise, the object of my presentinvention being to provide a wing or leaf of the kind stated with meansespecially adapted and designed for the purpose of conveniently andneatly supporting and displaying thereon articles of merchandise such asbooks, pamphlets, magazines, papers, stationery, and so on.

With this object in view, my invention resides in the provisionparticularly in connection with a wing or leaf of the kind stated of anarticle-supporting shelf and a complementing article-retaining member especially adapted and designed for supporting and displaying upon suchwing or leaf articles of merchandise of the kind stated,

in the provision in connection particularly with a wing or leaf of thekind stated of an article-supporting shelf and a complement ingarticle-retaining member adjustable on said wing and relatively to eachother, whereby articles of merchandise of the kind stated of varyingsizes and shapes may be supported and displayed upon such wing; in theprovision of simple means whereby said article-supporting shelf and itscomplementing article-retaining member may be releasably locked inadjusted positions on said wing and relatively to each other; and in thenovel construction and combination of the several parts of my newarticle supporting shelf and its complementing article-retaining memberand in the novel arrangement and combination of the same particularlywith a wing or leaf of the kind stated, all as will hereinafter bedescrlbed and afterward pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a display-rackor support- Speoifioation of Letters Patent.

Patented July 22, 1913.

Serial No. 713,292.

ing standard showing (partly in dotted l1nes) a plurality of wings orleaves embodying my invention operatively mounted and arrangedthereupon; Fig. 2 is an e11- larged detail sectional view taken on theline 22, Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a front View of the parts shown in Fig. 2looking in the direction indicated by the arrow 3; Fig. 4 1s a verticalsectional view taken approximately on the line 4-4, Fig. 8; Fig. 5 is anenlarged horizontal sectional view taken on the line 55, Fig. 1; Fig. 6is a front elevational view of the parts shown in Fig. 5 looking in thedirection indicated by the arrow 6; and Fig. 7 is a vertical sectionalview taken on the line 77, Fig. 6.

Referring to said drawings, the display Wing or leaf proper comprises apreferably rectangular metallic frame A. and a preferably fabric-coveredpanel of wood or other suitable material B suitably mounted and arrangedtherein. Frame A is made up of a pair of upright or vertically-disposedpreferably hollow metallic rods or bars 1-1 of suitable size anddiameter and horizontallydisposed or cross-members 22 of correspondingsize and diameter rigidly united or held together in any suitablemanner, preferably by electric welding, said upright members 11 beingprovided, as shown particularly in Fig. 1, with like series ofpreferably equidistantly spaced apart apertures or small openings 4, forpurposes hereinafter appearing. As shown in Fig. l, the finished wingsor leaves are preferably swingably or pivotally mounted in any suitablestandard or rack S provided with alining upper and lower parallelmembers or bars S and S, respectively, so that both side faces orsurfaces of the wing may be equally well used for display purposes, andaccordingly, inner upright frame-member 1 is suitably provided at itsopposite ends with pivot extensions or trunnions 8--3 adapted topivotally engage, respectively, with said cross members S and S of rackor main frame S. Preferably pivot- 3 is somewhat longer than pivot 3,pivot 3 being adapted to rest or seat in a recess or the like providedin lower cross bar or member S of standard S and said pivot 23 beingadapted to be inserted into and extend through a perforation in uppercross bar or member S of standard S, whereby the completed wing may beeasily removed from, or placed into, operative position in said standardor main frame, as will be readily understood. It may be here stated,however, that, while I prefer, for the reason stated, to so swingably orpivotally mount display wings or leaves embodying my present invention,such wings or leaves may be otherwise or fixedly mounted, if desired.

Arranged upon and directly supported by frame A are my newarticle-supporting shelves and their complementing article-retainingmembers. Each of said shelves comprises a pair of similar brackets CC,an elongated plate or shelf member D adjustably resting upon andsupported at its ends by said pair of brackets, and a pair of screws orthe like E adapted to lock said plate in adjusted positions on saidbrackets and also releasably lock said brackets in fixed position uponsaid upright members 11 of frame A. Each of said brackets C is formedpreferably from a comparatively narrow strip of suitable sheet metallicmate rial, the same being centrally bent to form an open loop 5. Fromthis loop the main body portion of the said metallic strip is extendedhorizontally in the form of substantially or approximately parallel legs66 somewhat spaced apart, and the free end portions 77 of said legs arebent away from each other into vertical alinement, thereby forming aback or rear portion. of the bracket which occupies a position at rightangles to the horizontally-disposed legs 66 and which is adapted to restor bear smoothly against an upright frame member 1, see Figs. 4 and 7.Formed on the ends of said portions 77 are short oppositely-disposedcurved hooks S8 which are adapted to seat in a pair of said apertures 4:and engage with upright framemember 1 when the bracket is appliedthereto, as shown particularly in Figs. 4 and 7. Passing freely orloosely through an aperture 6- formed in the upper one of said legs 6and screw-seated in the lower one of said legs 6 is a screw E which ispreferably provided at its upper end with a knurled or other suitablehead, as shown. It will be understood, of course, that the brackets Care arranged in pairs, one on each upright member 1 of frame A, andarranged on a pair of brackets C are the ends of said plate D, which ispreferably of sheet metal or analogous material and which is preferablybent upwardly at its'front edge to provide an article-retaining flange 9and bent downwardly at its rear edge to form a stiffening orstrengthening flange 10. Formed through the ends of this plate D aretransverselydisposed slots 11, through which pass said screws E (seeparticularly Fig. 5), these slots 11 permitting plate D to be adjustedbackwarclly and forwardly upon its supporting-brackets C relatively toframe A. Plate D being properly adjusted on said brackets C, screws Eare tightened, whereupon it will be seen that not only will shelfmemberor plate D be locked in such adjusted position, but simultaneously thebracket-legs 66 will be drawn toward each other and cause said hooks 88to firmly engage frame-members 11, the brackets C being therebyreleasably locked in fixed position on frame A. As shown particularly inFig. 7 loop 5 projects preferably only to one side of lower leg 6, so asnot to inter fere with the adjustment of plate D upon upper leg 6. Eachof said complementingarticle-retaining members comprises a pair of saidbrackets C, a retaining rail or rod F, and a pair of locking screws Esimilar to said locking screws E and similarly engaging with saidbrackets. The retaining rail or rod F, which is preferably formed. ofwire of suitable thickness or diameter, has its end portions 15 bent atright angles to its main body portion, and the ends of said portions 15are bent outwardly, as at 16, as shown particularly in Fig. 2. Theseout-- wardly bent end portions 16 are preferably slightly enlarged indiameter and are seated or journaled in the loops 5 of the correspondingpair of brackets C. hen the screws E are tightened, it will again beseen that bracket-legs 66 will be drawn toward each other, whereby notonly will the open loops 5 be contracted and the ends 16 of saidretaining rod or rail F thereby clamped or held in adjusted or swungposition, but also and at the same time hooks 88 caused to firmly engagewith upright members l-1 and, as before described, releasably lockbrackets C in fixed position on frame A. When assembled for use, it willbe under stood that a pair of brackets C carrying a shelf or plate D areproperly located or positioned upon frame A a suitable distance below apair of brackets C carrying one of said retaining rods or rails F, thevertical distance being the two cooperating pairs or sets of bracketsdepending upon, and being gaged according to, the size or shape of thearticle or articles of merchandise to be displayed or exhibited. The

brackets C carrying the shelf D are now locked to frame-members 11 andplate D locked in its adjusted position on said brackets by tighteningsaid screws E. Likewise the brackets C carrying the retaining rail orrod F are locked to frame members 11 and said rail or rod F locked inadjusted or swung position on said bracket-s by tightening the screws E.This rail or rod F may be locked while in a horizontally-disposedposition, as shown by full lines in Fig. 4, or may be swung upwardly ordownwardly, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, to further accommodatethe articles to be displayed,

and locked, after such movement, in such position, the books, magazines,papers, or goods to be displayed being positioned with their upperportions behind the retaining rail or rod F and with their lower ends orportions resting upon or being supported by plate D. It will be at onceapparent that, when so positioned, said goods or merchandise will beconveniently and'compactly exhibited or displayed in a neat andattractive manner, the panel B of the wing or other backing preventingsuch articles falling backwardly or rearwardly through frame A. WVhen itis desired to change the relative positions of the pairs of brackets Con frame-members 1-1 to accommodate articles of different size, thebrackets C may be readily detached by simply loosening screws E and E.When this is done, the resiliency of the metal of which the brackets Care formed causes the legs 66 to spread apart, thereby permitting saidhooks 8-8 to be readily disengaged from apertures 4, after which saidshelf and its complementing retaining rod may be again positioned uponframe A as may be desired.

It will be seen that the sets of brackets are readily adjustable on theframe, the retaining rails or rods and the shelf-plates readily adjustedin or on said brackets, and all of said parts easily and quicklyassembled or taken apart, and likewise easily and cheaply manufactured.

While I have heretofore used my improved frame for exhibiting ordisplaying goods more especially for the purpose of sale, yet it will beplain that my improved frame may be advantageously and equally wellemployed as a receiving and holding stand or rack for pamphlets,catalogues, and the like in oflices, for books and magazines inlibraries, and, in fact, for receiving, holding, and displayingcomparatively small articles of various kinds.

It will be understood that my new shelves and complementing retainingmembers may be made in various sizes and arranged so as to receive andretain generally all classes of small articles to be displayed forexhibition or sale, and it will be further understood that, while my newshelves and retaining members are especially adapted and designed foruse, and have herein been shown and described by me, in connection wltha wing of the kind described, they may be equally well mounted upon awall or other support arranged and adapted to receive the same.

I am aware that minor changes in the size, form, construction,arrangement, and combination of the several parts of my inven tion maybe made and substituted for those herein shown and described withoutdeparting from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. In a display-rack, the combination with a pair of spaced-apartupright members, of a pair of brackets detachably adjustable on saidupright members, a removable shelf on said brackets for supporting thearticles to be displayed, and means engaging said shelf and bracketsadapted to releasably lock said shelf to said brackets and said bracketsin adjusted position on said upright members; substantially asdescribed.

2. In a display-rack, the combination with a pair of spaced-apartupright members, of a pair of brackets detachably adjustable on saidupright members, a removable shelf on said brackets for supporting thearticles to be displayed, and screws engaging said shelf and bracketsadapted to simultaneously releasably lock said shelf to said bracketsand said brackets in adjusted position on said upright members;substantially as described.

3. The combination with a frame, of a pair of brackets adjustablyarranged on said frame, a shelf adjustably carried by said brackets, andmeans adapted to simultaneously lock said brackets in adjusted positions011 said frame and said shelf in ad justed positions on said brackets;substantially as described.

4. The combination with a frame provided with like series of apertures,of a pair of brackets having resilient leg portions and hooks at theends of said leg portions adapt ed to seat in apertures of said seriesand releasably engage with said frame, a shelf adjustably carried bysaid bracket-leg-portions, and means adapted to simultaneouslyreleasably draw said leg portions together and thereby lock said hooksin fixed engagement with said frame and said shelf in adjusted positionon said leg-portions; substantially as described.

5. The combination with a frame provided with like series of apertures,of a pair of brackets having resilient leg portions and hooks at theends of said leg portions adapted to seat in apertures of said seriesand releasably engage with said frame, a shelf supported by said bracketleg-portions and provided at its ends with transversely-disposed slots,and screws passing through said slots and engaging with said bracketlegportions, said screws being adapted to simultaneously releasably drawsaid leg portions together and thereby lock said hooks in fixedengagement with said frame and said shelf in adjusted position on saidlegportions; substantially as described.

6. The combination with an upright support provided with a plurality ofapertures, of a metallic bracket made up from a single fiat metal stripand integrally comprising a separated pair of horizontally-dis posedarticle-supporting resilient flat leg portions connected together at oneend and extending throughout their length normally parallel andspaced-apart and a pair of elongated oppositely-disposed extensionsprojecting from the other end of, and at right angles to, said legportions adapted to bear flatwise throu 'hout their length upon saidsupport, sai extensions at their outer ends being cut away inwardly, andbent to provide a pair of oppositelydisposed hooks adapted to fit insaid apertures and thereby with said extensions detachably hold saidbracket on said support, and a screw carried by and engaging saidbracket leg portions adapted to resiliently draw said leg portionsflatwise and said extensions endwise together and thereby releasablylock said hooks in said apertures and said bracket in detachableengagement with said support; substantially as described.

In witness whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

RUTH PETERSON, ZELMA PINCUS.

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